Act I
1. Alfieri sets the scene (sets the mood)
2. Catherine shows off for Eddie
3. Eddie admires Catherine
4. Eddie reprimands Catherine (or “babies” Catherine about
new dress and movement and behavior)
5. Beatrice frets (about immigrant relatives coming)
6. Eddie reassures Beatrice
7. Catherine and Beatrice gang up on Eddie
8. Eddie instructs Catherine & Beatrice (about “rules”
of boarding immigrants)
9. Catherine serves Eddie
10. Eddie and Beatrice welcome Rodolpho and Marco
11. Rodolpho sings for Catherine (or courts Catherine)
12. Eddie orders Catherine (to remove heels – or “babies”
Catherine)
13. Eddie sizes up Rodolpho
14. Eddie campaigns against Rodolpho to Beatrice (attacks Rodolpho’s
manliness)
15. Beatrice confronts Eddie (about not sleeping with her)
16. Eddie leaves (talks a walk – avoids confrontation)
17. Eddie confirms his theory (about Rodolpho with Mike and Louis)
18. Eddie confronts Catherine (not spending time with him, feelings
and intentions with Rodolpho)
19. Beatrice shames Eddie (or stands up for Catherine against Eddie)
20. Beatrice counsels Catherine
21. Eddie pleads for help (for an ally – Alfieri)
22. Alfieri advises Eddie (about law options, about his feelings for
Catherine)
23. Eddie justifies himself
24. Eddie asserts his dominance (or household authority)
25. Catherine asserts her independence (puts on record and dances with
Rodolpho)
26. Eddie challenges Rodolpho’s manhood (occupational skills,
boxing)
27. Marco challenges Eddie’s manhood
Act II
1. Alfieri sets the scene
2. Catherine looks for answers from Rodolpho (Eddie’s theory,
What to do about Eddie?)
3. Rodolpho leads Catherine to bedroom
4. Rodolpho tests Eddie (stands at bedroom door, points out that they
were alone)
5. Eddie claims Catherine as his own (forces kiss on Catherine)
6. Rodolpho squares off with Eddie
7. Eddie gives ultimatum (Rodolpho must leave alone)
8. Eddie seeks answers from Alfieri
9. Alfieri warns Eddie
10. Eddie rats out Rodolpho and Marco
11. Beatrice pushes Eddie to make up with Catherine
12. Eddie creates a cover story
13. Beatrice accuses Eddie
14. Marco accuses Eddie
15. The crowd shuns Eddie
16. Alfieri (Catherine, Rodolpho) make Marco promise (to not kill Eddie)
17. Eddie gives Beatrice an ultimatum (with me or Marco?)
18. Rodolpho warns Eddie (about Marco coming)
19. Catherine, Beatrice, Rodolpho persuade Eddie (to avoid Marco)
20. Marco calls Eddie out
21. Eddie demands Marco (to give him back his good name)
22. Eddie lunges at Marco
23. Eddie dies (by his own knife and momentum)
24. Alfieri mourns (or speaks for the community: shock, pity, horror)
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